Kiwanis Club Gives Food, Diapers, Coins To Lord`s Cupboard

The Coral Springs Kiwanis Club contributed several boxes of non-perishable food, baby diapers and a bucketful of pennies to The Lord`s Cupboard during its May meeting.

Stacy Rowe, director of The Lord`s Cupboard, and Vice President Karin Hoffman attended the meeting to talk about the nonprofit group. It assists needy families in Coral Springs and Margate with food, clothing and counseling.

Started by members of the First Presbyterian Church of Coral Springs-Margate in January, the group is nondenominational. Members say they will help any needy family regardless of religion. They are hoping to get members of other churches involved as well.

``We`re just getting going,`` Rowe said. ``We have a small pantry which we stock. We help two to three local families a week.``

For more information on The Lord`s Cupboard, call 726-4802.

-- Matthew Malvese, son of Pat and Frank Marino of Coral Springs, has received the 1992 Ronald Reagan Leadership Award.

Presented by Educational Foundation of Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) fraternity, the $1,000 national award is given annually to one TKE brother for outstanding leadership. It is named for President Reagan in recognition of his role as president and pledge master of TKE while a student at Eureka College.

A 1988 graduate of J.P. Taravella High School in Coral Springs, Malvese recently graduated from State University of New York, Plattsburgh, with a bachelor`s degree in business management.

Last fall, he was one of 10 students nationwide to receive the ``Top TEKE`` honor for outstanding scholarship, leadership and community service. He was also voted ``Most Valuable Brother`` by members of TKE`s Sigma Gamma chapter and received the fraternity`s ``Most Outstanding TKE Award.``

During college, Malvese served as student association vice president for finances, student association senator pro-tem, and business manager for Cardinal Points, the student newspaper. He was also featured in Who`s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities.

-- The Coral Springs City Commission elected its first board of directors for Coral Springs City Centre Inc. on April 5.